Randall is a leading advisor to clients in Akin’s media, entertainment & sports group and has significant experience in sports and media as a lawyer and as an executive. Before joining Akin, Randall served as executive vice president and general counsel of Monumental Sports & Entertainment and CEO and commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL). Randall also served as the general counsel at America Online and was there from 1996-2006.

Randall’s practice encompasses a broad array of sophisticated transactions in sports and media and draws upon decades of senior level operational experience. He has handled a wide variety of matters and transactions involving the NBA, WNBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, MLS, USL, NCAA, WTA and ATP and has significant experience advising  start-up leagues and investors on issues related to league formation, structure and governance issues.

Randall has also worked with teams, leagues, local governments and municipalities in connection with arena, stadium and venue development projects, including financing and league approvals. In addition, he has extensive experience negotiating team ownership transactions and investments, collective bargaining agreements and media distribution deals, including affiliate and carriage transactions. Randall also represents teams and leagues in connection with prediction markets and transactions with sports betting operators.